Chapter 11: Laozi is a stubborn commoner (Part 1)

  Yu Ling's slender body swayed, and she said loudly: "I guarantee that everyone in the Tongbao Bureau is a law-abiding citizen, and my husband is even more unlikely to collude with bandits. I ask you gentlemen to see clearly!"

  Gu Yun said with a smile, looking at Long Zhenwu: "Long Zhenwu, what do you think?"

  Long Zhenwu coughed twice and said hesitantly: "Yu Zongbiao, you must believe in the imperial court, believe in General Yuwen..."

  Yi Bo Gang had just abandoned his evil ways and turned to the good side, but he was already at odds with the official. He interrupted in a loud voice: "Nonsense! All crows under the sky are black as coal. Who would believe your ghost stories? Take them all to the execution ground!"

  "How dare you!" Gu Yun's face turned cold, revealing a murderous intent. He sneered and said: "I'm only speaking kindly because of the Dragon Guard Commander's presence. Who would have thought that you people are so ungrateful and dare to insult the imperial court and resist arrest? Come, take down this group of unruly commoners!"

  Wan Er angrily said: "I think you are the unruly commoner, you Left Guard of the Imperial Army..."

  Long Chuo-yuan hastily stepped forward, covering Wan-er's cherry lips with his hand and whispered: "Cousin sister, don't say anything else, trust that cousin brother will definitely be able to..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a big slap came out of nowhere and landed on his cheek with a loud "slap", causing Long Chao-yuan to see stars and stumble backward several steps, exclaiming "Oh no!"

  Xiao Si stood in front of Wan Er, his face stern and his eyes cold, as he loudly scolded: "Just because you're an official, you think you can take advantage of the common people? You think you can just grope any pretty girl you see? I, Xiao Si, have always hated those who rely on their power to bully others. Come on, try touching me if you dare!"

  Long Chouyuan covered his face and was scolded by Xiao Si, he was so angry that he didn't know how to fight back for a moment.

  Long Zhenwu had long disliked Xiao Si's cold ridicule and hot sarcasm. At this moment, his beloved son was being beaten, how could he still bear it? He suddenly became furious and said: "Under the bright day, you dare to beat the official appointed by the imperial court, don't you want to rebel?" With a clang, he drew his sword out of its scabbard.

  Mrs. Geng exclaimed: "Brother, Fourth Uncle is our family's benefactor!"

  Long Zhenwu sneered, "The law of the land is heartless, military orders are like mountains. Today, I can only uphold justice and eliminate my own kin!" As soon as he finished speaking, his left hand pinched a sword technique, while his right hand thrust the sword towards Xiao Si's chest, intending to take his life.

  He had already thought to himself: "Once this kid is dead, I'll push all the blame onto him and Xia Pei Heng, then find an opportunity to beg General Yuwen for mercy and save my sister's family."

  Xiao Si had been holding a talisman in his palm, and when he saw Long Zhenwu make his move, he thought to himself: "Righteousness requires the elimination of one's own kin, but I'm your father, aren't I? Yet I don't recall ever having given birth to you. Could it be that your mother had an affair with some wild man and gave birth to a bastard like you?"

  Just then, Yuanniang suddenly pushed Xue Xiaosi away and shouted: "Uncle, if you want to kill someone, kill me!"

  Long Zhen Wu angrily said, "This girl doesn't know what's good for her, and she still wants to save this troublesome commoner. If Gu Yun Kui reports this matter to General Yu Wen, I'm afraid even I will be implicated!"

  Yu Wenny was after all his own niece, and possibly his future daughter-in-law, so he naturally couldn't bring himself to strike. But the situation had arisen suddenly, and although he quickly withdrew his sword, the blade still pierced through Yu Wenny's shoulder, instantly causing fresh blood to flow and stain her red dress.

  Mrs. Geng was stunned, and before she could speak, Xiao Si suddenly shouted: "You bastard, dare to hurt my... granddaughter! If I don't smash your skull, my surname is not Xiao!"

  His eyes turned red with fierce anger, as if he had become a different person. He waved his hand and burst the "Tian Da Lei Ji" symbol from the shell of the heavenly turtle. As soon as his mind moved, the thunder rolled in, the divine light burst forth, and nine rounded blood halos fell towards Long Zhenwu like a storm.

  "Not good!" Long Zhenwu was shocked, never expecting that Xiao Si had a fifth-grade Dao symbol in his hand, and even more unexpected was that this kid dared to attack the forbidden military officer in public.

  He retreated swiftly while wielding his sword with all his might to seal off the attack.

  "Boom, boom, boom......" Nine thunderclaps shook the sky, and bursts of blood exploded on Long Town Wu's head. With each deafening crash, his body would violently shake like a sieve for several moments, and the sword light in his hand grew increasingly dim until it was engulfed by the sea of blood.

  It was unbearable to withstand the nine strikes of lightning, Long Zhenwu's face turned pale and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body had already retreated to the door of the hall.

  Before he could even clear the congestion in his chest, Xīao Sì had already charged up with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Blows, wielding the Yóu Quán knife to unleash the "Dà Yí Knife Style" she had recently comprehended from the Star Array Diagram. With a fierce slash and chop, she cursed: "I'll let you bully women? I'll let you kill my father?"

  With this slash, the star energy in his body surged and burst forth, and the Youspring Knife hummed and trembled, transforming into seven beams of emerald lightning that merged seamlessly with the Heavenly Robe, forming a single entity like a swirling cloud of stars that charged towards Long Zhenwu.

  Long Zhenwu's cultivation was far superior to Xiao Siyi, but unfortunately, he was caught off guard by the latter's sudden attack. His arms were numb and unable to muster any strength, so he could only dodge left and right in a sorry state, shouting angrily: "Xiao Siyi, killing an official is a capital offense!"

  Mrs. Geng finally came back to her senses and hastily persuaded: "Fourth Uncle, stop it quickly, he is my elder brother!"

  Xiao Si's ears were completely blocked, and he entered a state of frenzy. He had never thought that he could be so heroic and fierce, with his whole body boiling with hot blood, shouting non-stop: "My surname is Xiao, I'm your dad, I'm your grandpa, I'm your whole family——" As soon as the words left his mouth, his hands would slash out with knives.

  Those crisscrossing blades in the air wove a vast, sprawling sword formation that trapped Long Town Wu inside, like a bird frantically struggling in its cage.

  "Bang!" Xiang Xiao Si took a wrong step forward, and a White Tiger Fist heavily pounded on Long Zhen Wu's chest.

  Long Zhenwu let out a loud cry and flew out, even with his superior skills far surpassing Xiao Si's and wearing armor to protect himself, he didn't lose his life, but was still punched so hard that he spat up three liters of blood and fell into the courtyard.

  "Rebelled! Rebelled!" Gu Yun opened his eyes wide with anger, drew his sword and shouted: "All of you listen to my order, kill them for me!"

  Yi Baiyi wielded the Dragon Tendon Whip with a ferocious smile, "Hsss" it hissed as it struck towards Gu Yun.

  Several imperial guardsmen were shouting and linking up with the outside troops while drawing their swords and charging at Xiao Si.

  Wan'er didn't seem to have as many concerns as her parents, and with a clear cry, she drew out the Xian sword and was about to go forward to help Xiao Si.

  Long Chuo-yuan grasped her arm tightly and said, "Cousin, this has nothing to do with you. Refusing to capture the bandits is a capital offense punishable by beheading, you can't go!"

  "Slap!" Wanyu slapped him with a loud slap and scolded, "I don't have such a useless brother like you!"

  Xiao Si's eyes gleamed with delight, and he suddenly felt an endless surge of energy. He glanced at the approaching imperial guards, then slowly pulled out another talisman from his sleeve, waving it casually in his hand.

  Several officers involuntarily slowed down their pace, one of whom shouted: "You stinky brat, if you have the guts, don't be naughty!"

  Xiao Si glared at the white idiot with disdain and shouted, "You guys stay here and don't move!" With a flick of his finger, he ignited the "Hundred Ghosts Night March Symbol" in his hand.

  "Woooo——" A thick and intense black fog surged and expanded, engulfing an area of ten square meters. Those martial officials suddenly found themselves in total darkness, surrounded by a eerie and ominous atmosphere, with mournful green silk threads floating around them like restless spirits, as if they had fallen into the Avici Hell.

  A military officer who was once a tantric disciple saw this and joined his hands in a mudra, saying "Recite with me: Om mani padme hum"

  Suddenly, the sound of "click" echoed, and more than 20 imperial guards with crossbows lined up in front of the door and windows, aiming at the crowd in the hall, shouting: "No one is allowed to move!"

  Right behind the "Ka Ka" sound, the roof burst open with big holes, and more than a dozen crossbowmen stood on the ridge of the house, looking down at the lower part with their seven-star crossbows.

  As the saying goes, "take advantage of the opportunity to slip away", he retreated to the front of the hall and chuckled: "Get ready to shoot arrows!"

  Long Zhenwu was shocked and pale, shouting: "Gu brother, Zhao Yuan and my sister are still inside!"

  The ancients said that Kai evil stared at Long Zhenwu: "You and your father colluded with the rebels, just wait for General Yuwen to issue an arrest warrant!"

  "Boom, boom..." The black fog in the hall gradually dispersed, and several military officers stumbled around in a daze, one by one falling unconscious to the ground, their mouths still murmuring unclearly: "Om mani padme hum..." The scene was ridiculously comical, but unfortunately no one could laugh.

  Yu Ling'er quietly blocked in front of Wan Er, saying in a low voice: "Things have come to this, and being able to escape is already a blessing. I'll cover the rear, you two make a run for it from the back door!"

  "Big brother, what crime has Tongbao Bureau committed? Can you bear to watch us die unjustly?" Madam Geng cried out in a sorrowful voice.

  Long Zhenwu pretended not to hear and turned his head away, but it was Long Chuyuan who took this opportunity to secretly stick to the wall root and slip out.

  Geng Shaohua said angrily: "Shaojun, you don't have to ask him. I'll just pretend this uncle doesn't exist!"

  Yi Bai snorted, "Back then, several thousand soldiers couldn't even touch a single hair on my head. Now you think a few dozen broken crossbows can take me down?" He quietly channeled his True Yuan into the Divine Whip, and with a soft whooshing sound, a burst of silver light appeared, as the entire Dragon Tendon Whip vaguely transformed into the illusory shadow of a white dragon.

  Xiao Si's left hand rose, and another talisman appeared at his fingertips. He said with a smile, "Ancient surname, this one is the Sixth-Rank Great Thunder Sword Talisman. I specifically kept it for you. Do you want to try and see if your crossbow is faster or my talisman is faster?"

  He paused for a moment, then said: "Right, I almost forgot to tell you, I still have twelve Duan Xuan's Soul-destroying Flowers on me. The guy who sold them to me bragged that they could be used to play a game of cat and mouse with a master of the netherworld within a range of ten zhang, but I've always been skeptical. How about you help me test it out? If it's not fun, I'll have to go ask for a refund."

  It is said that Kai Leng suddenly shocked, can't tell whether Xiao Si's arrogance is just a bluff or a real intention to die together.

  His cultivation is still not as good as Long Zhenwu, and he has been stagnant at the Guanwei boundary for nearly ten years. Not to mention the sixth-grade Da Lei Jianfu and the Shu Zhongtang secret recipe of Yan Ran Xiao Hunhua, even the Tian Da Lei Pi Fu that Xiao Si just released, it's uncertain whether he can withstand it or not.

  Catching thieves and getting rich is great, but the key is to have a life to enjoy it. The ancient saying goes that when facing Xiao Si, one can only feel a chill running up their spine, unaware of where this little devil got so many terrifying talismans and hidden weapons, not knowing that these were originally prepared by Xiao Si to deal with Eagle Yang's ancestor to protect his life.

  The situation was at a stalemate for a moment, and Gu Yun suddenly opened his cold smile and said: "Even if you kill me, you won't be able to escape!"

  Xiao Si shook his head with a pleased expression, saying: "Idiot, I'm the number one escape artist in the world." As he spoke, his right hand flipped over and another Earth Escape Talisman appeared.

  Everyone couldn't help but look at each other in dismay, and they really couldn't guess how many strange things this little guy had hidden on him.

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